KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron Q4
Get the Keychron Q4 for knob.
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4.7 (7)4.7 · 7 reviews
from$136at KBDfans
4.7 (10)4.7 · 10 reviews
from$59at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
KBDFans Athena 1800
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Keychron Q4
Knob
Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron Q4
Layout size
100%
60%
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
LED, LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Keychron Q4
- Performance
- 6866
- Build quality
- 7990
- Productivity
- 6995
- Customizability
- 8298
- Portability
- 4370
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Case material: Aluminum
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
KBDFans Athena 1800
7 owner reviews
“This is one built keyboard. Heavy duty and beautiful. Not a scratch on her and worth every penny. I put the Onyx set on her cuz Ima cat person. Love the lil gif window too. 10/10!”
Keychron Q4
10 owner reviews
“Perfect keyboard, sounds lovely, feels lovely, i just fee like the white keys are a lot more cream than pictured. Not an issue though! Just a little annoying haha”
KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron Q4 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 26 specs differ
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron Q4
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
KBDFans Athena 1800
KBDfans
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
MonacoKeys
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron Q4
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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